Black Student Summit Praised Said, Referring to the Univer- Room Only

/ VOLUME 144, ISSUE 6 MONDAY,Campus MARCH 6, 2017 Times SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER COMMUNITY SINCE 1873 / campustimes.org Science SA Moves for Faculty Stage Multilingual Teach-In Maps By SAM PASSANISI By DAVID SCHILDKRAUT SENIOR STAFF NEWS EDITOR The March for Science A Students’ Association movement has garnered (SA) Government initiative attention on the national level, to create multilingual maps, but even at UR, students and campus tours, and other ad- faculty have made efforts to missions materials cleared respond to the cuts to science a major hurdle Wednesday funding discussed by the Trump when it gained the support of administration. the Office of Admissions and This uptick in academic Financial Aid. activism continued on The initiative is being Friday, with the “Science and spearheaded by Campus Ser- Citizenship” teach-in, a day- vices Committee Chair and long series of short talks by senior senator Daniel Mat- science faculty. thews. He is joined by fellow The talks were held in the sophomore senators Jin Kim Hawkins-Carlson Room of and Beatriz Gil Gonzalez and Rush Rhees Library, starting YIYUN HUANG / PHOTO EDITOR legislative aides on the com- at 10:00 a.m. This year’s Joint Collegiate Black Student Summit focused on empowering students of color and their communities. mittee. The audience was small at “We want to make it more first, but grew throughout the accessible to families who day as students and professors don’t have English as their came and went. first language,” Matthews By noon, there was standing Black Student Summit Praised said, referring to the Univer- room only. sity. “You need a base under- Professor of Earth and By ANGELA LAI what we do from there.” PUBLISHER experienced isolation at pre- standing of English to come Environmental Sciences “It’s not enough to just pro- dominantly white institutions to UR, but if [international Carmala Garzione gave a talk test,” she said. “We’re go- (PWIs) like UR. students’] families come titled “The Scientific Process: Rochester Mayor Lovely ing to do something about it UR administrators and stu- over, we want this informa- Why we should trust science to Warren proclaimed March 3, now.” dents also noted the difficul- tion to be easily and readily guide policy” and dealt largely 2017 a day to commemorate Warren—the first female ties that can come with being available to them.” with the “built-in checks and the Joint Collegiate Black and second African American an underrepresented group on Matthews noted that in ad- balances” in the scientific Student Summit (JCBSS)— mayor of Rochester—said campus. Though UR has sup- dition to maps, admissions method that make it trustworthy. a gathering of black leaders that students demand to be port systems in place like the materials, and campus tours, Garzione said she was and students organized by heard “from the president’s Office of Minority Student he is hoping that UR will prompted to get involved UR students—at the 2017 office all the way down to the Affairs and the Kearns Cen- also implement multilingual in the teach-in due to her summit’s opening ceremony R.A. on the floor,” recalling ter, not all students know of convocation and commence- concerns about the Trump this past Friday. her own experiences as a stu- and use them, and it can feel ment materials and orienta- administration, especially And in talks with event or- dent at a PWI and encourag- as though those systems are tion events. Currently, UR what she described as the ganizers and attendees, the ing students to “keep doing limited. provides prospective students administration’s unwillingness summit seemed a success— what you’re doing.” Hudson reiterated Moody’s with the opportunity to take a to let energy and environmental in follow-through and in im- Other speakers touched on belief that black student can virtual campus tour in Eng- policies be guided by scientific pact on the students it was the importance of effective feel isolated at PWIs. lish, Arabic, French, Man- research. directed toward. advocacy, mentorship, and a When your community darin, Spanish, Korean, and Another speaker, Professor “The importance of this shared sense of community doesn’t have the same re- Portuguese. of Chemistry Lewis Rothberg, event is so that black students and identity among people of sources as those of some The Meridian Society, discussed his current efforts to understand that their black color. peers, and world events seem which gives campus tours in teach environmental science in identity is not a burden, it’s a “It’s important for black in- to say “that people that look foreign languages upon re- his general chemistry course. blessing,” Junior and JCBSS dividuals to see other black like you are not worth any- quest, had not heard of the Rothberg hopes to improve the Chairwoman Amber Hudson individuals who are success- thing, that they’re less than, initiative, but emphasized the “environmental literacy” of his said. “And it’s actually a gift ful,” freshman and the sum- and they’re being killed, and importance of showcasing the students, noting that while most because there are so many mit’s executive director Ja- your families are being at- diversity of UR. of the American population is things within the black cul- mal Holtz said. “They get to tacked,” she said, it can affect “One of the most important ill-informed on environmental ture that we can celebrate and see someone the same skin from different students. priorities for the Meridian issues, he hopes to inspire his highlight and use to build up color or came from the same This year’s summit also Society is to emphasize the students to make career, voting each other.” background as them and see featured talks by: CEO of La- importance of diversity at our and life choices that will have Whereas last year’s sum- that they made it out or they Lew Public Relations Jessica university,” Meridian Society an impact on the environment. mit focused on addressing found a way for better oppor- Lewis; President of Roch- leaders senior Suneet Waghm- Other speakers included protests and activism at PWIs tunities.” ester Black Bar Association arae and sophomore Rochelle Professor of Biology Jack across the country, this year’s Junior Delvin Moody Duwaine Bascoe; panelists Sun said in an email. “We cur- Werren, who spoke about theme, “forward together,” founded the summit two Kyvaughn Henry, Simone rently have several Meridians “Evidence for Evolution,” and centered on empowering stu- years ago to create a network Johnson, Kevin Graham, and that can speak multiple lan- Assistant Professor of Earth and dents of color and their com- for black student unions, as Mariffer Acosta Pizarro; and a guages and [...] this semester Environmental Sciences Vasilii munities. well as a forum to discuss the keynote speech by Mentoring alone we have had Meridians Petrenko, who gave a talk on Many raise awareness improvement of college com- to Manhood executive direc- give campus tours in Hebrew, the history of Earth’s climate. about issues facing the black munities. Moody felt that mi- tor Daon McLarin Johnson. Chinese, and ASL.” Peter Neff, a postdoctoral community, Hudson said, nority organizations, particu- Lai is a member of Matthews added: “We’re researcher in UR’s Earth and “but no one’s talking about larly black student groups, the Class of 2018. working with the Modern SEE TEACH-IN PAGE 3 SEE MAPS PAGE 2 INSIDE CT COVERAGE KNITTING CLUB POLITITS: MODERN MARCH MADNESS QUESTIONED KNOCKS SOCKS FEMINISM? HITS CAMPUS THIS CT PAGE 6 OPINIONS PAGE 9 FEATURES PAGE 14 A&E PAGE 16 SPORTS PAGE 2 / campustimes.org NEWS / MONDAY, MARCH 6, 2017 GOT A NEWS TIP? [email protected] CORRECTIONS An article in the published online on March 2 titled about The Demos, a local band, misspelled band member Caela’s name as “Caleb.” It has been corrected for its print publication. An article in the Feb. 20 issue titled “Motion Meets Still Life in Eastman Photo Exhibit” incorrectly reported that the exhibit closes on March 28. It actually closes on May 28. YIYUN HUANG / PHOTO EDITOR UR CELEBRATES JAPANESE CULTURE DO YOU LIKE Students from the Japanese Students’ Association (JSA) perform a traditional Japanese dance at the JSA Golden Week WRITING Showcase Friday. PUBLIC SAFETY UPDATE REPORTING Stranger Found in Spurrier Gym (1) MUSIC FEB. 24—A non-UR person was found in Spurrier gym. POLITICS Student Injured on Wilson Blvd. (2) FILM FEB. 25—A student was injured on Wilson Blvd. and declined medical treatment. 1 SPORTS Stranger Found in Douglass (3) FEB.27—A non-UR person was found in Douglass Dining Hall. The person was warned and asked to 3 leave the property. 5 Vehicle Fire on Wilson Blvd. (4) AND MORE? FEB. 28—DPS responded to a report of a vehicle on fire on Wilson Blvd. near the information booth. 2 Backpack Stolen from Rush Rhees (5) MARCH 1—A student reported that their backpack 4 was taken from an unsecured area in Rush Rhees. JOIN THE MAP COURTESY OF UR COMMUNICATIONS CAMPUS TIMES. 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